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Pakistan faces ‘Uphill Task’ to get Kashmir into ‘Centre’ of Agenda at UN: Bilawal Bhutto

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Pakistan faces 'Uphill Task' to get Kashmir into 'Centre' of Agenda at UN: Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad faces an “uphill task” to get the Kashmir issue into the “centre” of the agenda of the United Nations. Mr Zardari also fumbled as he went on to refer to India, describing it first as “our friend” before using the term “neighbouring” country. “You’re also right to note that we face a particularly uphill task to try and get Kashmir into the centre of the agenda at the United Nations,” Mr Zardari said at a press conference here on Friday,…

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US Intel community fears increased India-Pak, India-China tension: Report

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US Intel community fears increased India-Pak, India-China tension: Report

The American intelligence community on Wednesday told lawmakers that it apprehends increased tension between India and Pakistan and India and China with the possibility of a conflict between them. It also noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to Pakistani provocations. This assessment forms part of the annual threat assessment of the US intelligence community that was submitted to the US Congress by the Office of Director of National Intelligence during a Congressional hearing.…

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Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire

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Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire

Papers kept classified for decades reveal India’s first PM acted on advice from most senior general India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was urged by his most senior general to agree to a ceasefire with Pakistan in 1948, the Guardian can reveal after viewing letters on Kashmir that have been kept classified in India for decades. The correspondence from the then commander-in-chief, Gen Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher, will have significant political ramifications for the current nationalist government in Delhi, which has discredited Nehru’s decision to come to a compromise…

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Turkey backstabs ‘Dost’? Raises Kashmir issue at UNHRC, India hits back

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Turkey backstabs 'Dost' Raises Kashmir issue at UNHRC, India hits back

Exercising its right of reply at the High-Level Segment of 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, Seema Pujani, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India in Geneva, dismissed the reference to the statement made by Turkey and the OIC representative. “As regards the OIC statement, we reject the unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Turkey must to refrain from making unsolicited comments on our internal matters,” Pujani said in a statement on Friday. India slams Pakistan India also highlighted the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan,…

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China vows to help Pakistan after India spoke of reclaiming occupied Kashmir

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China vows to help Pakistan after India spoke of reclaiming occupied Kashmir

China has on Nov 4 “promised” to support Pakistan in protecting its “territorial integrity” right after India vowed to take back the part of its Kashmir region which is still under Pakistani occupation. The remark followed a visit to China by Pakistani Prime Minister Mr Shehbaz Sharif who was reported to have briefed Beijing on the current situation in the Valley. “China will continue to firmly support Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty, territorial integrity, development interests and dignity, and in achieving unity, stability, development and prosperity,” the timesnownews.com Nov 4…

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‘Promoting freedom integral part of US policy’: Biden to Kashmiri leader

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Promoting freedom integral part of US policy - Biden to Kashmiri leader

US President Joe Biden has said that “defending democracy, promoting freedom, human rights, respecting the rule of law and treating everyone with dignity are the important part of core values of the foreign policy of the United States and American society”. Biden expressed these views in his recent letter to Raja Muzaffar, a Washington-based veteran Kashmiri leader, according to a message released to the media on Sunday. “The challenges facing our world today demonstrate how interconnected we are and how the fates of all people are bound together. From famines…

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India’s vow to reclaim PoK sends shivers down Pakistan-China’s spine

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India’s vow to reclaim PoK sends shivers down Pakistan-China’s spine

After talks, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif came out with ‘Kashmir-obsessed’ statements that betrayed their nervousness. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent statement reaffirming New Delhi’s resolve to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has pressed a panic button in both Pakistan and China. What has given Islamabad and Beijing more jitters is a Srinagar based senior Indian Army Commander’s remarks that “We will not look back once given orders”. Again another message from Rajnath, “Dhairya rakhiye,” (be patient) as some people in his public…

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Timeline: 75 years of partition and India-Pakistan tensions

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India and Pakistan were born 75 years ago out of a bloody division of the Indian subcontinent by the colonial British. India and Pakistan were born 75 years ago out of a bloody division of the subcontinent by the colonial British, an event commonly referred to as partition. Today, the two nuclear powers are deeply troubled neighbours, at odds mainly over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Here are key dates in the fraught relations of the nuclear-armed rivals: 1947: Partition of India Overnight on August 14-15, 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten,…

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China voices opposition to India’s reported plans to hold G20 meeting in J&K

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China voices opposition to India’s reported plans to hold G20 meeting in J&K

“China’s position on Kashmir is consistent and clear cut. It is a legacy issue between India and Pakistan. It should be properly resolved in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and bilateral agreements,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said. China on Thursday voiced its opposition to India’s reported plans to hold the next year’s meeting of G-20 leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, echoing close ally Pakistan’s objection, and underlined that relevant sides should avoid “politicising” the issue. “We have noted relevant information,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told…

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#BoycottIndiaProducts: Condemning controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed (SA) boycott call growing across Gulf Nations

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#BoycottIndiaProducts: Condemning controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed (SA) boycott call growing across Gulf Nations

The remarks by Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal drew international condemnation with some Islamic countries demanding an apology. While Malaysia, Iraq and Libya joined more than a dozen Muslim nations in condemning the controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and now-expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal, online campaigns such as #BoycottIndiaProducts and #Stopinsulting_ProphetMuhammad are trending on Twitter and Facebook in several Gulf countries, reported Bloomberg. The remarks drew international condemnation with some Islamic countries demanding an apology. The Congress has asked why the country should…

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